Health and Safety Code section 17990

The time to file a written pleading in response to a summons in an action brought pursuant to this article is 10 days.

Source: Section 17990, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=17990. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_17990

Original Source: Section 17990, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=17990. (last accessed May 12, 2025).